Canberra: Brooke Boney Meet the Author and Drinks

Canberra: Brooke Boney Meet the Author and Drinks

Canberra: Brooke Boney Meet the Author and Drinks

event Thursday 10 April 2025 schedule 6.00pm AEST
Past event
Past event
event Thursday 10 April 2025 schedule 6.00pm AEST
  • Canberra
Hosted by Cambridge Society ATC
Open to: 
Alumni and guests
Location: 
The Australian National University Cultural Centre | View details

Journalist and proud Gamilaroi woman Brooke Boney will be in conversation with Virginia Haussegger on her new book All of It. Notes on public life, private joy and everything in between. A collection of witty and heartfelt essays about love, loss and ambition. 

Brooke Boney has been in the public eye for well over a decade, first as a recognisable voice on triple j, and then as a recognisable face on The Today Show. All of It draws us into her world, as she writes with honesty, humour and empathy about everything from the downsides of having a public profile to the joys of owning dogs, from the various forms of love that make up a life - romantic, familial, platonic - to how that love has been sustained through generations of colonisation and violence, and from the concerns that are a part of your early thirties - fertility, ageing, career progression - to discovering what's actually worth fighting for.

As a journalist, Brooke knows how to write a story, and these are her most personal stories yet.

All of It made me feel so proud to be Brooke's friend. Powerful and moving writing.' Tony Armstrong

'Open, vulnerable, insightful, funny - All of It is truly all of it - and a brilliant read.' Jennifer Robinson

6.00 pm : Meet the Author event : Brooke will be in conversation with Virginia Haussegger, speaking about her new book, All of it, Notes on public life, private joy and everything in between (essays on fame, womanhood, Indigenous identity and the intersection of all three), at Kambri Cinema. 

7.00 pm : Brooke will sign copies of her book in the foyer.

7.30 pm (approximately) : once book signings are complete, Brooke has kindly agreed to meet Oxbridge members at Symposium Restaurant, Kambri, ANU (next door to Kambri Cinema). You do not need to register for this part of the event - it will be on the basis that each person buys their own drinks and food, in a similar way to the successful Oxbridge function held with Nick Bryant last year.

podcast will be made available after the event.

Speakers

Brooke Boney

Brooke Boney is a journalist who started her media career as a political correspondent for SBS and then for NITV and the ABC before joining Nine's Today show in 2019. An extremely talented and versatile communicator, she also works as an MC, moderator, panellist and keynote speaker, with a passion for igniting discussion around Indigenous Affairs. Brooke is particularly recognised for her candid and insightful approach to topics surrounding identity, representation and social justice. Brooke’s authenticity and outspoken views have made her a both a standout and well-respected voice in Australian journalism.  Her engaging writing blends personal stories with social commentary, making complex topics feel accessible and thought-provoking. Brooke is currently a Charlie Perkins Chevening Scholar studying a Master of Public Policy at The Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. She is returning from Oxford for this short Australian book tour. 

Virginia Haussegger

Virginia Haussegger AM is an award winning journalist, broadcaster & former ABC News anchor in Canberra. Virginia is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra and Deputy Chair of the media think-tank PIJI, the Public Interest Journalism Initiative. In 2019, Virginia was named ACT Australian of The Year, in recognition of her community leadership and women’s rights advocacy. Virginia’s book, Genderquake: is our feminist future written in the past?, will be published in October.

Booking information

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Location

The Australian National University Cultural Centre
Kambri Precinct
ANU Kambri Cinema
Acton
Australian Capital Territory
2601
Australia
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